This section of Modern Continental drama will focus on the
development of modern and contemporary European drama, on
political theater and the so-called “Theatre of the Absurd,” on
feminist drama, and on a new wave of contemporary Irish
drama. We will read plays by Shaw, O’Casey, Friel, Chekhov, and a
host of writers since World War II, including Marina Carr,
Martin McDonagh and Caryl Churchill.

The course will also include a focus on the development of critical
writing skills, culminating in the drafting of a
research paper.